Monday, April 15, 2013

I'm sure many of you can relate to the dinner debacle: wanting to make something good and healthy- yet satisfying to the pallets of babes.

It's a challenge....

But with this recipe, everyone wins!

And I know I've won because Moshe thanked me for giving this to him for lunch today!

What I love about this recipe is that there is minimal prep work which means not so many dishes, and not so much time spent actually working in the kitchen. I don't really take into account the cooking time (which is about 45 minutes) because I can multi-task!

I definitely want to disclose that I found this recipe somewhere, some time ago, but I never wrote it down. For some reason, the measurements were just that easy that I could remember it on a whim.

I'm probably missing an ingredient or two...but who cares?!? As my Grandfather says, "it eats!" And eat it does! We are known to demolish a whole pan of this in one sitting!!!!

Turkey Meat Loaf

1 lb ground turkey (I use white, lean turkey)

1 egg

1/4 cup of flavored bread crumbs

1 chopped onion

ketchup and brown sugar for topping-I just eyeball this!

I will at least double this. If you do 2 lbs in a larger loaf pan, it will be decently thick. This time, I did 2 lbs in a 9x13 tray and it wasn't as thick, but plenty per serving, and it helped reduce the cooking time! No pink middles!!!

Place the ground turkey in a bowl and add the chopped onion, egg and breadcrumbs. Mix to combine-I use my hands. I don't particularly care for it, but it definitely works out better than using a spoon. Spray your pan of choice. Once all the ingredients are combined, place the turkey mixture into your pan.

Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. I check after 20 minutes and then every 15 minutes until done. I did notice this time that it was done when it had shrunk and there was juice/fat at the bottom. I did not have these same observations when I made this in a loaf pan, so it could be the effect of the pan.